Spelt Buttermilk Biscuits

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Step 2

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and use your hands or a pastry cutter to incorporate the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse sand. Add the buttermilk and stir just until the flour and buttermilk comes together.

Step 3

Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface. Knead about 10-15 times, be careful not to over-knead or the biscuits won't rise properly and will be dense. Flatten the dough into a 1-inch thick rectangle. Use a biscuit or round cookie cutter to cut biscuits out of the dough. Carefully bring the scraps together and cut biscuits out of the remaining dough.

Step 4

Bake the biscuits on a non-stick or lined cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy while warm.

Step 5

Makes 6 3-inch biscuits